Eric Adams cut the ribbon on a new Harlem campaign office at 102 West 124th Street with former Gov. David Paterson and community representatives present. He accused opponents of wanting to "put prostitution back on our street" and targeted front-runner Zohran Mamdani over past support for decriminalizing sex work. Adams criticized Mamdani's rent-stabilized Astoria apartment and suggested a rent-freeze proposal would personally benefit him, calling such occupancy hypocritical for multimillionaires. Adams contrasted that with his own Brooklyn landlord record, saying he has not raised rents on his tenants. He also urged Andrew Cuomo to exit the race and return a luxury Midtown apartment.
Speaking at the ribbon cutting, the mayor said his opponents want to put prostitution back on our street, referring to the ongoing criticism of his front-running Democratic rival Zohran Mamdani, who previously advocated for decriminalizing sex work. This race is about peeling back all the noise, Adams said. You have three people in the race who don't have a record. You have one person who's running from his record.
I talked about someone who wants to freeze rent, which he would personally benefit from, Adams said. Affordable units should be for those who are struggling, not multimillionaires. It's hypocrisy to say you're for low-income New Yorkers while occupying housing meant for them. Adams contrasted Mamdani's situation with his own record as a landlord in Brooklyn, saying he has not raised rents on tenants in his building. If you're going to voice a belief, you should live that belief, he said.
He added that Cuomo had long lived in the governor's mansion and questioned whether that candidate understood the struggles of ordinary New Yorkers. I think he needs to get out of the race and give that apartment back to his daughter, Adams said of the $8,000-a-month luxury Midtown apartment that Cuomo now occupies after his daughter moved to Brooklyn earlier this year as the mayor's race got underway.
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